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Published date01 January 2014
DOI10.1350/ijep.2014.18.1.444
Date01 January 2014
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Law reform and source material
Vulnerable witnesses—Canada
P. Hurley, Vulnerable Adult Witnesses: The Perceptions and Experiences of Crown Prose-
cutors and Victim Services Providers in the Use of Testimonial Support Provisions (2013),
Department of Justice Canada, October 2013, available at <http://publications.
gc.ca/collections/collection_2013/jus/J4-18-2013-eng.pdf>.
This is an exploratory study examining the perceptions and experi-
ences of Crown prosecutors and victim services providers of the
testimonial support provisions for vulnerable adult witnesses found
in s.486 of the Criminal Code. The purpose of the research is to gain a
clearer understanding of how the provisions on testimonial accom-
modations are being used in Canada to assist vulnerable adult
witnesses in providing their testimony.
This report is accompanied by a case law review of the governing legislation.
M. Ainslie, Testimonial Support for Vulnerable Adults (Bill C-2): Case Law Review
(2009–2012), Department of Justice Canada, October 2013, available at
<http://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2013/jus/J4-19-2013-eng.pdf>.
Jurors and social media—Australia and the United States
These reports consider the problem of juries using social media during trials:
J. Johnston et al.,Juries and Social Media, Victorian Department of Justice, August
2013, available at <http://www.sclj.gov.au/agdbasev7wr/sclj/documents/pdf/
juries%20and%20social%20media%20-%20final.pdf>.
doi:10.1350/ijep.2014.18.1.444
78 (2014) 18 E&P 78–81 THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EVIDENCE & PROOF

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